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[51st JAIF Annual Conference] Fukushima Session: Current State of Restoration...
Current status of Fukushima Daiichi and related issues Speaking on the status of the Fukushima Daiichi NPPs and related issues, TEPCO’s Masuda talked about Units 1-4, along with progress in treatment...
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[51st JAIF Annual Conference] Session 2: Promotion of International...
The moderator of the session was Ms. Tomoko Murakami, manager of the Nuclear Energy Group, Strategy Research Unit, Institute of Energy Economics, Japan. She referred to the fact that globally, despite...
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[51st JAIF Annual Conference] Session 3: Innovations in Nuclear Power
First to speak was Dr. Martin J. Goodfellow, strategy and business development manager at Rolls-Royce, a manufacturer of diverse power systems (including commercial and military aircraft engines), who...
View ArticleOhi-4 NPP Restarted, Kansai EP to Lower Rates 4%
The restarted Ohi-4 achieved criticality at 3:00 a.m. on May 10 and the fission process has remained stable. On the 11th, it will connect to the grid, with full operation expected on the 14th. After...
View Article[JAIF Press Briefing] World Nuclear Capacity at Record High for Third Year in...
He began by commenting on the 51st JAIF Annual Conference, which was held on April 9 and 10 at the Toshi Center Hotel in Tokyo. Mentioning that approximately 740 people had participated in the...
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JAIF, KAIF Hold Joint Forum on Nuclear Power Plant Safety and...
In his opening address, KAIF Executive Vice President Jae-yuel Kang emphasized the significance of the forum in that it was being held by Japan, with its decommissioning experience, and Korea, whose...
View ArticleCouncil of Local Governments with Atomic Power Stations Asks National...
Established in 1968 to ensure the safety of local residents and achieve regional development, the council will mark its 50th anniversary this year. This time, the assembly approved the change in status...
View ArticleDraft of Revised Strategic Energy Plan Aims for Firm Implementation of 2030...
The draft includes the goal of realizing an energy mix for Japan by 2030 based on the current plan issued in 2014, along with a long-term scenario toward 2050 reflecting global warming issues and the...
View ArticleCommittee Members Voice Opinions on Draft of Revised Strategic Energy Plan,...
At a meeting of the committee last August, Hiroshige Seko, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, remarked that this was “not the stage at which to change the skeleton of the plan.” In line with...
View ArticleJRI Projects 20% Lower Power Consumption in 2050 than in 2016
Fujiyama concluded that depopulation and progress on energy conservation were holding down power consumption, and that Japanese society was reaching a major turning point beyond which power demand...
View ArticleANRE Verifies Summer Electricity Supply and Demand Projections, Expecting 3%...
The national government conducts such verifications of electricity supply and demand each summer and winter, when power demand increases. As a result, it will not request specific power-conservation...
View ArticleJAIF President Sees HTGRs Carrying Japanese Technology to World, Helping to...
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) has been engaged in R&D on reactor heat utilization, including a series of safety verification tests using its High-Temperature Engineering Test Reactor...
View ArticleTEPCO Opens Up Space in Common Pool at Fukushima Daiichi to Receive Spent...
Four days earlier, on May 27, the power company began transferring some of the spent fuel currently stored in a common pool to a temporary facility at the site, for storage in dry casks, to create...
View ArticleNuclear Energy Buyers Guide in Japan 2018-19 is now available
This updated Buyers Guide introduces a wide range of JAIF member companies, including the three leading Japanese nuclear plant manufacturers, equipment manufacturers, those in the fields of...
View ArticleCabinet Approves FY2017 White Paper on Energy Policy, Including Overview from...
Also, marking 150 years since the Meiji Restoration (1868), when the emperor’s forces overthrew the shogun, the document also looks back at Japan’s energy history over that period. Against the backdrop...
View ArticleFukushima Daini NPPs to Be Decommissioned as Well
Decommissioning work is already underway at the Fukushima Daiichi (Fukushima-I) NPPs, where the nuclear accidents occurred following the giant March 2011 tsunami. The latest policy decision means that...
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JAIF Holds General Assembly: Chairman Imai Welcomes JAIF’s Role as “Control...
At a meeting of the board of directors following the general assembly, JAIF Chairman Takashi Imai and JAIF President Akio Takahashi were both reappointed to their positions. Meanwhile, the board newly...
View ArticleLDP Diet Caucus Delivers Strategic Energy Plan Proposal to METI Minister,...
The caucus is headed by Hiroyuki Hosoda (74), a member of the House of Representatives (Lower House), who has served—among other posts—as chairman of the LDP Executive Council and Minister of State for...
View ArticleJAIF President Personally Sad to See Fukushima Daini Go
He began with an outline of recent developments, noting that the draft of the fifth national Strategic Energy Plan was expected to be approved by the Cabinet as early as July. He also pointed out that...
View ArticleCourt of Second Instance Approves Operation of Ohi NPPs
Since issuance of new regulatory standards in the wake of the accident at Fukushima Daiichi NPPs, anti-nuclear groups have been coordinating their efforts and acting strategically. Across the country...
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